With AI ever increasing in ability I have been thinking about not only my future but the future for all of us involved in the tech sector and beyond. So I have to ask: what are your plans for the future when your job is obsoleted or devalued by AI?

I work in manufacturing and do a lot of physical work and troubleshooting. At first I felt confident that AI would not displace me any time soon. However, that changed after the former president walked around confidently asking AI every technical question we spent time working on, trying to see where it could augment engineering and maintenance. It failed mostly, but it made me realize that people want to replace me. I do see a future where many of my skills could be replaced by a random person receiving a detailed walk through from AI using an AR headset.

I feel that a lot of people today believe we are mostly fine. They feel AI isn't THAT good and there will still be a need for programmers and auto mechanics. However, there is no slow down in AI research and I don't want to hedge my bets on predictions that could evaporate in the next two or three major breakthroughs in AI technology. We already have walking robots. How much longer until the janitor is replaced by a mop wielding Tesla bot?

I don't have children yet but it gives me great pause when I think about the world they would be entering.

What are your thoughts and is anyone actively planning for the AI future?